Court Tosses Mike Lindell’s “Frivolous” Lawsuit Against Smartmatic And Dominion, Orders Financial Sanctions

Bloomberg Law reports:

MyPillow Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Lindell was ordered to pay legal fees and costs incurred by a voting technology firm he accused in a “frivolous” lawsuit of rigging the 2020 presidential election.

A federal judge in Washington on Thursday imposed sanctions on Lindell and his former lawyers as part of a decision throwing out the CEO’s defamation lawsuits against Dominion Voting Systems Inc. and Smartmatic Corp., which were falsely placed at the center of a vast conspiracy theory after the election.

The judge also partially granted Smartmatic’s motion for sanctions and fees. The amount will be decided later. “Whatever the judge thinks, that’s his opinion,” Lindell said. “I’ve got lawyers doing more important things like removing these machines from every state.”

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‘Groundless’ and ‘Frivolous’: Federal Judge Orders Sanctions Against Mike Lindell and Dismisses the MyPillow CEO’s Counterclaims Against Dominion and Smartmatichttps://t.co/5k6sKXn0nb

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 20, 2022

My latest: “Whatever the judge thinks, that’s his opinion,” MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said in a phone call after being sanctioned for bringing frivolous claims. “I’ve got lawyers doing more important things like removing these machines from every state.” https://t.co/oH8Qu2ZQEV

— Erik Larson (@eelarson) May 20, 2022